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About this manual SmartView - Installation and Use Sixth edition (April 1999) Part No. ADD0026/6 (c) 1999 Adder Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Whilst every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, Adder Technology Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. We reserve the right to change the specifications, functions and circuitry of the product without no
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Radio Frequency Energy Shielded cables must be used with this equipment to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances. European EMC directive 89/336/EEC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for FCC Compliance Statement (United States) a class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in the European standard EN55022. These limits are designed to This
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Contents 1. Introduction..................................................................................... 5 1.1 Key features........................................................................................... 5 1.2 Package contents................................................................................... 6 1.3 Product information ............................................................................... 6 2. Installation...................................................
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4. SmartView configuration options................................................. 21 4.1 Screen saver time delay ........................................................................ 21 4.2 Display options ...................................................................................... 21 4.3 Autoscan lock on mode and delay time ................................................ 22 4.4 Mouse mode and mouse switching of channels .................................... 23 4.5 Keyboard hotkey
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1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Adder SmartView. Your SmartView is a high performance keyboard, monitor and mouse sharing device which supports a wide range of PC hardware and software platforms. 1.1 Key features Control multiple PCs from a single keyboard, monitor and mouse. SmartBoot feature automatically boots all machines during power up. Mixed AT/PS2 keyboards and PS2/RS232 mice supported as standard. Can be cascaded without limitation to provide a video switching network.
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1.2 Package contents SmartView. Power supply suitable for your country. This installation guide. 1.3 Product information Fig. 1(a). SmartView (SV4 version supporting 4 PCs) SmartView Installation and Use Page 6
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Fig. 1 (b). SmartView (SV2 version supporting 2 PCs) Fig. 1 (c) - Remote control pad / display (optional accessory for 4 port models) SmartView Installation and Use Page 7
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2. Installation 2.1 What you will need Cables to connect the SmartView to each of your PC keyboard, video and mouse ports. Cable specifications are given in appendix A. (You do not need to connect a mouse cable if you are not using the mouse). A monitor with a standard VGA/SVGA (15 pin) connector that will work when connected directly to each of your PCs. SmartView supports low and high resolution monitors. A standard AT or PS/2 style keyboard. If you are using an AT keyboard with a 5 pin
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Use of PS/2 and RS232 style mice with the SmartView - All of the mouse connections from SmartView to PCs support either a PS/2 or an RS232 mouse. SmartView automatically converts from the PS/2 mouse commands to RS232 serial mouse commands. Serial mice types are selected by using an adapter as described ® in Appendix A. This adapter is the same as is shipped with Microsoft auto-sensing mice. The SmartView will operate without a mouse connected if you do not wish to use one. 2.2 Mounting the Smart
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the monitor and each of the computers in turn. Failure to switch the SmartView and computers on in the correct order can lead to the mouse and/or keyboard not being recognised by the computers when they are switched on. 2.4 Configuring your PCs Configure you PC in the same way that you would if your keyboard, mouse and monitor were all connected directly to your PC, but bearing in mind the following points: SmartView emulates Microsoft compatible serial, IntelliMouse and PS/2 mice, so ensure t
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In configure mode, options are entered by typing a letter followed by a number followed by (enter). Use ESC to abort the entry of an option. The SmartView will remain in configure mode until you type 'E' (enter). For example: to set hotkey option 2 type the following at the 'C' prompt (at SmartView 'C' prompt) H H2 2 e e To exit configure mode type: E Ee e 2.6 Summary of SmartView configuration options Full details of each of the configuration options and their uses are given in section 4. B1 -
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T1 - 2 seconds autoscan delay time before switching to next port (default) T2 - 5 seconds autoscan delay time before switching to next port T3 - 7 seconds autoscan delay time before switching to next port T4 - 10 seconds autoscan delay time before switching to next port T5 - 15 seconds autoscan delay time before switching to next port T6 - 20 seconds autoscan delay time before switching to next port T7 - 30 seconds autoscan delay time before switching to next port T8 - 60 seconds autoscan delay
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P - Sets password - see section 4.7 for instructions. E - Exits configure mode and returns the SmartView to normal operation mode. 2.7 Other useful installation information PC boot up sequence - When your PCs are powered on they communicate with any attached keyboards and mice and setup parameters required by the particular operating system. It is necessary for the SmartView to be attached and powered on during this sequence so that it can give the required responses and keep track of all the mo
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With the PS/2 mouse disconnected, change the channel using the keypad or keyboard hotkeys. The SmartView detects that the mouse has been disconnected and triggers the automatic recovery system. Plug in the PS/2 mouse and the SmartView will re-initialise it. 2.9 Hot plugging the SmartView into running systems and re- enabling disconnected CPU PS/2 mouse connections It is adviseable to switch off the systems that are going to be connected to the SmartView before installation. However if this is no
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Type of mouse / system Driver type Likely expected Suggested Connected at bootup data format restoration PS/2 PS/2 only PS/2 F5 PS/2 IntelliMouse PS/2 F5 IntelliMouse / SmartView PS/2 only PS/2 F5 IntelliMouse / SmartView IntelliMouse IntelliMouse F6 To restore lost mouse movement on a CPU connected to the SmartView: 1) Select the CPU that has lost its mouse movement 2) Press the select key on the front of the SmartView for 5 seconds until ‘C’ is displayed. You are now in configure mode. 3) To r
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3. Using the SmartView This section explains the general operation of the SmartView. We recommend that you read this section before starting to use the product. 3.1 Power on status At power on the SmartView selects PC number 1 and displays '1'. If a password has been set then ‘P’ will be displayed and the SmartView will remain locked until a valid password is entered. 3.2 Front panel key and remote controller The front panel key is used to select which channel is currently connected to the share
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3.4 Keyboard hotkey control SmartView can be conveniently controlled by selecting channel, autoscan mode or security locking from the keyboard. All of the hotkey control commands are invoked by holding down the two hotkeys and then pressing a command key. By default, the two hotkeys are ‘CTRL’ and ‘ALT’, although other combinations can be selected by reconfiguring the hotkeys (see section 4.5). Once the hotkey command has been activated you will need to release the hotkeys and the command key be
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channels (see section 4.9) then only the active channels will be selected. Otherwise the SmartView will cycle through all channels when using HOTKEYs + TAB. The hotkey command are summarised below (note that the numbers on the numeric keypad do not form part of a valid hotkey) : ‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘1’ - selects channel 1 ‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘2’ - selects channel 2 ‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘3’ - selects channel 3 ‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘4’ - selects channel 4 ‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘TAB’ - selects the next active channel if the SmartVi
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To 'tab through' channels: ba bav v v v v press release press v v v vba release press release 3.5 Mouse control The channels can conveniently be changed on ADDERview by using a three button mouse. In order to switch to the next channel simply hold down the central mouse button (the wheel mouse button on an IntelliMouse) and click on the left hand mouse button. The channel will then change. If the SmartView has been set to scan active ports then the next active channel will be selected. If it h
